US5223964A
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Liquid crystal display device having a spacer composed of spherical particles having a particular coefficient of variation in particle diameter and an aggregation ratio
Assignee: JGC Catalysts and Chemicals Ltd
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Filing: 1991-10-02
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Granted: 1993-06-29
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Expires: 2011-10-02
Abstract
Abstract In the liquid crystal display devices according to the present invention, the spacer used for deciding the cell gap of the display cell comprises spherical particles having a Cv value of not more than 2% and an aggregation ratio of not more than 5%, hence the occurrence of irregular density and irregular color of the displayed images is inhibited and also the formation of cold bubbles in the display cell is inhibited.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyoshi Nagano
- 👤 Michio Komatsu
- 👤 Yoshichika Tanaka
- 👤 Takahumi Ishikubo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 00:49
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1339; G02F1/13392
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A liquid crystal display device comprising a pair of transparent substrates each having formed thereon a transparent electrode, said transparent substrates being arranged so that said transparent electrodes may be opposite to each other through a spacer interposed between said transparent electrodes, and characterized in that said spacer being composed of spherical particles having a coefficient of variation (CV value) in particle diameter of not more than 2% and an aggregation ratio of not more than 5%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A liquid crystal display device comprising a pair of transparent substrates each having formed thereon a transparent electrode, said transparent substrates being arranged so that said transparent electrodes may be opposite to each other through a spacer interposed between said transparent electrodes, and characterized in that said spacer being composed of spherical particles having a coefficient of variation (CV value) in particle diameter of not more than 2% and an aggregation ratio of not more than 5%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the spacer is composed of spherical particles having a CV value of not more than 1.5%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the spacer is composed of spherical particles having an aggregation ratio of not more than 3%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the spherical particles are those obtained by carrying out hydrolysis of tetraethoxysilane added to a water/organic solvent dispersion of seed particles in the presence of methoxysilanes represented by the following formula [I] (CH.sub.3 O).sub.n (C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.4-n Si [I] wherein n is 1-4, thereby depositing a hydrolyzate of said tetraethoxysilane on said seed particles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the spherical particles are those obtained by adding tetraalkoxysilane and silicic acid solution to a water/organic dispersion of seed particles, and depositing a hydrolyzate of said tetraalkoxysilane and a polymerizate of said silicic acid on said seed particle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the spherical particles are those obtained by laminating a metal oxide layer on said spherical particles, said metal oxide layer being different in refractive index from said spherical particles.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 4 wherein the spherical particles are black spherical particles obtained by subjecting said spherical particles to heat treatment at a temperature of above 250° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 4 wherein the spherical particles are those obtained by coating the surface of said spherical particles with a synthetic resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the spherical particles are black spherical particles obtained by subjecting said spherical particles to heat treatment at a temperature of above 250° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 6 wherein the spherical particles are black spherical particles obtained by subjecting said spherical particles to heat treatment at a temperature above 250° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the spherical particles are those obtained by coating the surface of said spherical particles with a synthetic resin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 6 wherein the spherical particles are those obtained by coating the surface of said spherical particles with a synthetic resin.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 7 wherein the spherical particles are those obtained by coating the surface of said spherical particles with a synthetic resin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 9 wherein the spherical particles are those obtained by coating the surface of said spherical particles with a synthetic resin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 10 wherein the spherical particles are those obtained by coating the surface of said spherical particles with a synthetic resin.
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